Gemüse

[ɡəˈmyːzə]

/[ɡəˈmyːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gemüse” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,736. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,736
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - essbare Pflanzenteile ein- bis zweijähriger Pflanzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gemuse · Gemüse · German

Gemüse · rank #3,736 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,736
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gefeiert

Nearest frequency peer: gefeiert (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Gemüse“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Gemüse“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Gemüse vs Gemüt
67% similar
Gemüse vs Genus
50% similar
Gemüse vs Getue
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Gemüse
PropertyValue
HeadwordGemüse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈmyːzə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,736
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gemüse“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gemüseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gefeiert“ (#3,735), „gerettet“ (#3,737), „gedreht“ (#3,734). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gemüse“ bei #3,736. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Gemüse (IPA [ɡəˈmyːzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,736 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gemüse, with forms such as "egmüse", "gemmüse", and "gemsüe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Gemüt", "Genus", "Getue", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gemüse, spelled G-E-M-Ü-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    essbare Pflanzenteile ein- bis zweijähriger Pflanzen
  2. 2
    Gericht aus Gemüse, Gemüsegericht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Gemüse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Obst und Gemüse enthalten viele Vitamine.
  2. „Darin wurde vor allem Sauerampfer angebaut, der früher als Salat, Gemüse und Heilpflanze von großer Bedeutung war.“

Synonyms

GrünzeugVegetabilien

Antonyms

Obst

This word in other languages

vegetable(English)verdura(Español)légumes(Français)hortaliça(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egmüse
  • gemmüse
  • gemsüe
  • gemües
  • gemüsse
  • geümse
  • ggemüse
  • gmeüse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gemüse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egmüse2gemmüse1gemsüe2gemües2gemüsse1geümse2ggemüse1gmeüse2
Edit distance from "Gemüse"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gemüse"?
"Gemüse" is spelled G-E-M-Ü-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈmyːzə].
What does "Gemüse" mean?
As a noun, "Gemüse" means: essbare Pflanzenteile ein- bis zweijähriger Pflanzen
What words are commonly confused with "Gemüse"?
"Gemüse" is commonly confused with "Gemüt", "Genus", "Getue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gemüse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gemüse" is [ɡəˈmyːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gemüse" come from?
"Gemüse" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gemüse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list